''The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth'', or ''BFME'', is a series of RealTimeStrategy videogames, developed by Creator/EALosAngeles and published by [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA Games\\, which uses the [=SAGE=] engine (the same engine that ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerGenerals'' uses). Those games use the ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' license, and are heavily inspired by [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the movies]].

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''The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth'', or ''BFME'', is a series of RealTimeStrategy videogames, developed by Creator/EALosAngeles and published by [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA Games\\, Games]], which uses the [=SAGE=] engine (the same engine that ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerGenerals'' uses). Those games use the ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' license, and are heavily inspired by [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the movies]].

''The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth'', or ''BFME'', is a series of RealTimeStrategy videogames, developed by EA Los Angeles and published by EA Games, which uses the [=SAGE=] engine (the same engine that ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerGenerals'' uses). Those games use the ''LordOfTheRings'' license, and are heavily inspired by [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the movies]].

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''The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth'', or ''BFME'', is a series of RealTimeStrategy videogames, developed by EA Los Angeles Creator/EALosAngeles and published by [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA Games, Games\\, which uses the [=SAGE=] engine (the same engine that ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerGenerals'' uses). Those games use the ''LordOfTheRings'' ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' license, and are heavily inspired by [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the movies]].

* TheDreaded: Any hero with the Terrible Fury skill qualifies, but special mention goes to the Fell Beasts. Expect terrified cries of "'''IT'S A NAZGUL!!!'''" from your troops whenever one shows up. [[OneManArmy And with good reason.]] ** Unless you have a couple battalions of elite archer units (especially Rangers with Fire Arrows or Mirkwood Archers with Silverthorne Arrows) lying around, in which case you can proceed to laugh your ass off as they shoot down the Nazgul with only a few volleys.

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* TheDreaded: TheDreaded** Any hero with the Terrible Fury skill qualifies, but special mention goes to the Fell Beasts. Expect terrified cries of "'''IT'S A NAZGUL!!!'''" from your troops whenever one shows up. [[OneManArmy And with good reason.]] ** Unless you have a couple battalions of elite archer units (especially Rangers with Fire Arrows or Mirkwood Archers with Silverthorne Arrows) lying around, The orc mines and ladders in which case you can proceed to laugh your ass off as they shoot down the Nazgul with only a few volleys. Helm's deep also cause scared screams when first deployed.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Grond, the huge battering ram used by Mordor during the Minas Tirith siege (''BFME''). It is huge, slow, very resistant, and very powerful. When the gate of the city is destroyed, Grond will stay there and block most of the path in and out of the city, providing a kind of unintentional useful device to the defenders.

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* AwesomeButImpractical: Grond, the huge battering ram used by Mordor during the Minas Tirith siege (''BFME''). It is huge, slow, very resistant, and very powerful. When the gate of the city is destroyed, Grond will stay there and block most of the path in and out of the city, providing a kind of unintentional useful device to the defenders. Grond can destroy only the door, it can not destroy the inner buildings, the walls, or even the annoying towers.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Hwaldar stop appearing after the sixth mission of the Angmar campaign without any explanation. Granted that the next mission takes place decades later, it is likely that he died from old age.

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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Hwaldar stop stops appearing after the sixth mission of the Angmar campaign without any explanation. Granted that the next mission takes place decades later, it is likely that he died from old age.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Hwaldar stop appearing after the sixth mission of the Angmar campaign without any explanation. Granted that the next mission takes place decades later, it is likely that he died from old age.

** EvilGenius: Hwaldar, chieftain of Rhudaur's many tribes, paved way for Rhudaur's conquest by convincing many hill-men clans to ally with Angmar.

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** EvilGenius: Hwaldar, chieftain of Rhudaur's many tribes, paved way for Rhudaur's conquest by convincing many hill-men clans to ally with Angmar. He has a passive ability to gather with other hill-men Angmar's resources through the enemies they kill.

** DarkChick: Karsh, the Whispering Wraith forcefully created through Morgomir's Morgul-blade from an Arnorian captain rather than joining of his own accord, appears only late in the game.

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** DarkChick: Karsh, the Whispering Wraith forcefully created through Morgomir's Morgul-blade from an Arnorian captain rather than joining of his own accord, accord like the others, appears only late in the game.

* FiveBadBand: In The five heroes of the Angmar faction in the third game.** BigBad: The Witch-king. Witch-king, the founder and leader of Angmar. (Naturally, Sauron is the [[BiggerBad Bigger Bad]].GreaterScopeVillain.)** TheDragon: Morgomir.Morgomir, one of the Nazgûl and the Lieutenant of Carn Dûm, is the Witch-king's right hand.** EvilGenius: Hwaldar.Hwaldar, chieftain of Rhudaur's many tribes, paved way for Rhudaur's conquest by convincing many hill-men clans to ally with Angmar.** TheBrute: Rogash.Rogash, the exceptionally brutal and cunning swordsman troll.** DarkChick: Karsh.Karsh, the Whispering Wraith forcefully created through Morgomir's Morgul-blade from an Arnorian captain rather than joining of his own accord, appears only late in the game.

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